Lysurus 



PHALLOIDACE^E 



463 



CX. LYSURUS Fr. 



(From the free tail-like lobes of the mature receptacle ; 

 Gr. luo> to loosen, oura, a tail.) 



Stipitate, pileus divided in vertical lobes, free at the apex, 

 distinct from the stem. Sporiferous mucus on the interior of the 

 lobes. (Fig. 126.) 



Fig. 126. ,-r Lysurus australiensis Cooke 8$ Mass. One-half natural size. Young plant on 

 left, mature plant and section on right. 



2045a. L. AUSTRALIENSIS Cooke & Mass, (from its native country- 

 Australia). 



P. for the most part 5-lobed, lobes attenuate upwards, at first 

 connivent, then somewhat reflexed, with a longitudinal depres- 

 sion along the middle, transversely rugose, tawny. Rec. 

 cylindrical, hollow cellular, whitish. Vo. globose, lobed, white. 

 Refuse of wheat, probably Australian, Kidderminster, Worcester. 14 Nov., 

 1902. Caiieton Rea. 6| x f in. 



